Slow Cooker Recipes

Chicken thighs, carrots, potatoes and celery with onion, black pepper, and garlic powder (or minced garlic, if you have it) and a bit of bbq sauce. Use 1/4 cup of water in the bottom and cook away. Tastes delicious and feels nice and hearty! You could use pretty much any root veggies you like, but I love using that stuff the best.

Lazy lasagna. You pretty much make like you would in a casserole dish, just layer it into the slow cooker instead. So you cook your ground beef/chicken/turkey/bison/whatever first on the stove and mix your tomato sauce with it. Then layer noodles, cheese, meat sauce until you fill the slow cooker or you run out of ingredients.

Beef stew. Beef cubes, carrots, potatoes, celery... whatever veggies you like in your stew. Use a 1/4 cup of water in bottom to help cook. Once everything is almost cooked, make gravy (I use Clubhouse gravy mix in the packages from the spice isle) and add it in to the slow cooker. Bring back to a boil, and you're done!

Sorry I don't have times listed... I usually wing it when I use my slow cooker. If cooking on high, usually 4 - 6 hrs. But it depends on how tender you want your meat. Use your judgement and don't be afraid to stick a meat thermometer into the meat to test if its cooked completely.

My recipe is very similiar to this one on allrecipes- only main difference is no corn or tortillas (i don't do starchy foods) and I top each bowl with a bunch of raw, chopped cilantro and fresh squeezed lime to serve and a touch of sour cream if I am in the mood. = ) No chips needed to make this uber delicious on winter nights!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-tortilla-soup/detail.aspx

edit- forgot to include link!

I got this recipe from a Slow Cooker cookbook.

Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
1chicken cut up (we use whatever pieces we have on hand- usually legs and thighs)
4 medium potatoes (peeled and quartered)
8 large garlic cloves (or 8 teaspoons of minced garlic)
1/4 melted butter
1/4 honey

Put potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker and place the chicken on top. Add garlic. Drizzle butter and honey on top. Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or until chicken is tender and potatoes are cooked through. Serves 4

Note: We often add a few carrots and up the honey just a little. This is a family favorite.

My recipe is very similiar to this one on allrecipes- only main difference is no corn or tortillas (i don't do starchy foods) and I top each bowl with a bunch of raw, chopped cilantro and fresh squeezed lime to serve and a touch of sour cream if I am in the mood. = ) No chips needed to make this uber delicious on winter nights!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-tortilla-soup/detail.aspx

edit- forgot to include link!

This is also my favorite crock pot meal! Yummy stuff! Instead of store bought tortilla chips for the topping, I bake my own. Mission has these small yellow ones that are 80 calories for two tortillas which is way more than you need for one serving. I cut them into thin strips and drop them on a cookie sheet with a quick spray of nonstick spray and bake them until they are crunchy and top my soup with those. It only takes about 5 minutes or so, depending on your oven. Watch them closely, however, because they can go from "almost done" to "burnt" very quickly.

This is one of my posted recipes on food.com. All the nutrition info is posted there too.

http://www.food.com/recipe/brazilian-chicken-with-coconut-milk-sauce-307015

Feel free to check out my 250 or so recipes on the site. I'll warn you first that a lot of them are not of the "healthy" cooking that I am now doing. But I did post some of my favorites before food.com took over recipezaar.com.

My name on the site is Sassy in da South. Nutrition info should be included with each recipe.

I love "Apple Pie Breakfast"

http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/01/apple-pie-breakfast.html

or "Blueberry Pie Breakfast"

http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/01/blueberry-pie-breakfast.html

I have some pears to use up in the fridge so I might even make it with pear instead tomorrow

I got this recipe from a Slow Cooker cookbook.

Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
1chicken cut up (we use whatever pieces we have on hand- usually legs and thighs)
4 medium potatoes (peeled and quartered)
8 large garlic cloves (or 8 teaspoons of minced garlic)
1/4 melted butter
1/4 honey

Put potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker and place the chicken on top. Add garlic. Drizzle butter and honey on top. Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or until chicken is tender and potatoes are cooked through. Serves 4

Note: We often add a few carrots and up the honey just a little. This is a family favorite.

Fantastic recipe.I only used chicken breasts and cut the recipe in half for 4 people -It was so good.now a new family favorite.

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A whole mess of kale, butternut squash, a can of white beans, onion, celery, bay leaf, thyme, chili flakes, a dash of nutmeg, s/p, garlic, a box of veggie stock, and Soy Chorizo...it's under 300 and SO filling and tasty...favorite favorite.

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I do one very similar to the chicken, black beans and salsa, but I also add corn. Its pretty tasty. The Weight Watchers Taco Soup is also Delish!

great recipes!!

Sweet Potato and Lentil Stew


Ingredients
4 cups vegetable broth
3 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 1-1/4 pounds)
1-1/2 cups dried lentils, rinsed
3 medium carrots, cut into chunks
1 medium onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first nine ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir in cilantro and salt. Yield: 6 servings.


Nutrition Facts: 1-1/3 cups equals 247 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 785 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 13 g fiber, 14 g protein.

If you're not a strict vegan, you can use low salt chicken broth instead.